Industrial Placements

This programme is designed for undergraduates with a placement year built into their course. 

• length of contract: 13 months
• start date: end of July
• applications for 2026 opportunities are open and close at 12pm (midday) on Monday 24 November 2025 
• location: London or Leeds offices (hybrid)
• salary: London – £25,250/Leeds – £22,940, as well as our comprehensive benefits package
  
  Apply for the Industrial Placement programme

This could be right for you if you are:

• keen to learn about what we do and gain practical experience
• eager to gain a unique insight into the workings of the UK's central bank
• looking to build your network and find out more about graduate opportunities at the Bank

We are committed to nurturing a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds.

To apply, you must:

• be studying any undergraduate degree that allows you to do a placement year (starting from next summer)
• be expecting to get a 2.1; you must not already have a degree; there are specific degree requirements for the Economist stream.
• have achieved 120 UCAS points from three A levels (or equivalent)

What to expect

We have designed this programme to help talented people gain valuable work experience at the heart of the UK's financial system. 

First of all, we will introduce you to the different types of work we do. Then, you will work in a team, getting involved in our policy, research and operational work. You will also attend regular training and events with your fellow Industrial Placement colleagues.

If your performance is outstanding, we may consider you for a place on our Graduate Development Programme or Postgraduate Internship.

How you could develop

If you are interested in this programme, we will ask you to choose from the following streams:

Operations

This is our generalist stream, which is open to students from all degree disciplines. If you are successful, we could allocate you to one of the following areas:

• Strategic Change and Operations
• Authorisations, Regtech and International Supervision

Data

Our data scientists engage with audiences and demonstrate insights that make us more agile, innovative and effective. If you apply to this stream, you will need to complete an online Excel test during the assessment centre.

If you are successful, we could allocate you to one of the following areas:

• Data Analytics Transformation
• Payments
• Prudential Policy 
• Supervisory Risk Specialists
• Strategy, Risk and Operations

Economics

If you apply to this stream, you will need to complete an online Excel test as part of the assessment centre.

If you are successful, we could allocate you to one of the following areas:

• Monetary Analysis
• Centre for Central Banking Studies
• Markets 
• Financial Market Infrastructure
• Prudential Policy
• Supervisory Risk Specialists
• Independent Evaluation Office

Technology

If you are interested in gaining hands-on experience working with our technical experts and getting involved in our projects, this stream could be for you. You don’t need a degree in computer science to apply. 

You would work in our Technology division and your work could involve:

• providing technology support to colleagues across our organisation
• understanding their needs and suggesting technological solutions
• developing and presenting reports on change projects

Supervision

This stream involves supervising financial institutions such as insurance companies, banks and building societies. It is open to students from all degree disciplines.

If you are successful, we could allocate you to one of the following areas:

• Supervisory, Risk and Operations
• Authorisations, Regtech and International Supervision
• UK Deposit Takers Supervision